Recommended Blaxploitation Films? - Page 8

bdc · #71 10th March 2011, 07:44 PM

Received a mail from French dvd company Le Chat qui Fume that all their blaxploitation dvd's have optional French subs.

- Darktown Strutters (1975)
- The Final Comedown (1972)
- The Black Godfather (1974)
- Black Samurai (1977)
- The Klansman (1974)

bdc · #72 26th August 2011, 06:15 PM

Guess what's coming from MGM (MOD line) in September?

Make Them Die Slowly · #73 26th August 2011, 09:15 PM

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Guess what's coming from MGM (MOD line) in September?

I've wanted to see this for years, cheers for the heads up.

Pete · #74 26th August 2011, 09:22 PM

Does anyone own the UK DVD of SUGAR HILL and, if so, is the quality any good?

Make Them Die Slowly · #75 26th August 2011, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete

Does anyone own the UK DVD of SUGAR HILL and, if so, is the quality any good?

Oddly even though I've wanted to see this for years I've never actually bothered looking for it.

I keep thinking that it will never live up to some of the spooky looking stills I've seen and might spoil those images if I watch it.

bdc · #76 26th August 2011, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete

Does anyone own the UK DVD of SUGAR HILL and, if so, is the quality any good?

Possibly a boot? (Edit: the UK dvd is legit it seems)
Has good pic quality but the film is presented fullscreen if I remember correctly.
The old US Blax dvd is definitely a boot btw.
The new MGM mod dvd will be widescreen.

Pete · #77 26th August 2011, 10:36 PM

It was released by ILC, who had an agreement with MGM to release certain titles. They also released: EMPIRE OF THE ANTS, GALAXY OF TERROR, MOTEL HELL, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and a few more which I can't remember at the moment.

bdc · #78 27th August 2011, 08:48 AM

Ah,so the UK dvd wasn't a boot then.

Btw just found this review (with caps) of the UK dvd:
http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/1...gar-hill-1974/

The pic quality looks ok-ish but not great judging from the caps.

napalm-in-the-morning · #79 27th August 2011, 10:47 AM

New Lines Platinum Region 1 edition of Max Julien's The Mack is about as good as it's going to look. Good commentary track too. Don't know if it's OOP but probably cheap eBay / Amazon. Richard Pryor must have been a nightmare to work with!

platostotal · #80 27th August 2011, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by napalm-in-the-morning

New Lines Platinum Region 1 edition of Max Julien's The Mack is about as good as it's going to look. Good commentary track too. Don't know if it's OOP but probably cheap eBay / Amazon. Richard Pryor must have been a nightmare to work with!

Once he got into crystal meth/crack he would have been grim to be around no doubt, but in the 70s probably just a coke fiend, so just a bit jangley and babbling a lot, but yeah, must have driven directors mad.